It is a totally different Vegas experience to stay at the Mandarin Oriental. We booked a strip view room for three nights.
Pros:
- Its the Mandarin Oriental!
- Beautiful rooms with everything you need...we could have lived in our room for about 2 months
- Nice location on the Strip
- The most comfortable bed I've ever slept in
- Huge bathroom and bathtub with everything you need
- A simple, personal check-in process
- Amazing, relaxing pool with attendants constantly around if you need anything
- Beautiful views from the room, the 23rd floor lobby and restaurants
- Personalized, attentive service from every employee you encounter
Cons:
- Old, ratty bathroom towels
- Part of the fun of Vegas is the action in the lobby/casino - there's no action anywhere here but it is far more relaxing than any other Vegas hotel
- Taking 2 different elevators to get to your room - for an elevator-phobe like myself it was a rough weekend
I love love love beautiful and fancy hotels where you're waited on. I also love love love Vegas. It is a different experience to combine those two things, but we loved it.